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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-03-03
French Duels.

An entertaining article on "Duelling
in Paris" is enc of the strong features
of the March Harper's. 1t is written
by Partisan authority. Theodore
Child. and is capitally illustrated by a
Parisian artist, Henri Dupray. Mr..
Child claims that ..never has the rapier
been held in higher honor in France
than at the present day: never has the
art of fencing been taught with more
science, and learned with greater
ayidity; and perhaps never since the
time of Richelieu and the Fronde has
duelling been more common in France.
In spite of the successive and severe
edicts of Henry w.. Cardinal Richelieu.
and Louis. XIV. in spite of the
eloquent condemnation of Rousseau
and Voltaire, in spite of the prohibition
Of law and of religion. duelling has re-
mained since the sixteenth century. not
only tolerated, but approved by public
opinion" The explanation of this
characteristic distinguishing France
from all other nations, is said to be the
provcrbial sensitiveness of the French
sense of honor, the survival of the conn
batiye phase Of chivalry. and the
national trait to which Montaigne re-
fcrrcd when he wrote. ..Put three
Frcnchmen together in the deserts of
Libya, and before month has passed
they will be tearing each others eyes
out The modern French code OF
honor is mentioned which allows the
slightes, offence 10 provoke
duel. and makes tight with
rapiers or pistols obligatory
upon every journalist and politician.
Gambetta's famous duel with NJ. DE
Fourtou is for the first time fully and
faithfully narrated. One Of the il
Illustrations represents the actual scene
Of exchanging pistol-shots at thirt.
PAGES. and another shows Ganbetta
shooting sparrows from his window on
the morning Of his contest. A droll
incident, illustrated by a full-page
engraving, is the celebrated duel in the
rain between the critic Saint-Beuve
and the journalist NJ. dubois, in which
Saint t-Beuvc insisted upon holding mp
his umbrella rs well as his pistol, say
ing. II am quite ready to be killed.
but I do not wish to catch cold. -
Both adversaries shot four times, but,
as is usually the ease. neither was
harmed.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-03-03
IOWA.

Blanche, daughter Of Judge Macomber,
OF Ida Grove died recently from the effects
Of fall on the ice, causing conclusion Of
the brain.
At Des Moines, on Saturday, Revenue
officers seized the wholesale liquor house Of
J. s. Mccormick, the only concern in the
city holding county permit.
Sioux City is having an unprecedented
real estate boom. Enquiries are coming in
from all directions, and agents receiving
large sums Of money for investment. About
1,SOO messages were sent and received on
the END, ut the telegraph Office, mostly
with reference to the boom. Preparations
progress, and everything indicates that the
year will be one of the best in the history Of
the city.
supper in q restaurant John G. Parish, well
known in political and Masonic circles, was
stricken with paralysis A physician was
summoned, and it was found that the
stroke had paralyzed his right side from the
arm downward. He was in q critical con-
dition, and as soon as il was safe he was
taken to his room in Masonic Temple. Mrs.
Parish is in Detroit, undergoing treatment
for her eyes
Gen. James L. Geddes, died at Ames
Iowa. on the alst, aged 90 years. He was
born in Scotland. and served in tho British
army. He came TO Iowa in the fall of lSj7
and purchased farm in Benton county.
In August 1861, he eulisted company and
ward lieutenant colonel, and was made col
onel of the Eighth Iowa Feb Z, 1862. At
Shiloh his regiment bore the brunt of the
terrible fight. His courage and ability in
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-03-03
HIS Last state Worse than His First.
THAT was good story you told on
Judge Yaple last Sunday" remarked

THAT was good story you told on
Judge Yaple last Sunday" remarked
man about town Yesterday. '.but !
know better one.
..Let us have it.
The event happened when Judge
Yaplc was defending some criminal.
He was making IN argument to the
jury, and he noticed that everybody IN
the courtroom wore \ broad grin. II
he turned to the Judge he discovered
signs Of levity, and turning again to
the jury every member was seen with
the corners Of his mouth turned up and
his teeth exposed. Judge Yaple knew
he was saying nothing funny. as is his
wont, and he was ANNOYED not little
over what he could not help noticing.
Finally the noon adjournment came and
he hastened 10 4 friend tos ak the cause,
when to his utter modification he was
informed that because Of a short sack
coat which he wore an ugly rent in his
trousers had been plainly visible, and
from it had been unfurled the flag of
distress.
Judge Yaple was slow to re-enter
the COURT room in the afternoon session,
and when hc did so everybody was
awaiting him. He knew an apology
was due the court and he straightway
offered it: You know, your Honor.
said Judge Yapls. that ! would not
offend the dignity of this courtroom
| and its decorum by doing anything
that would excite leyity to the least
degree. You know have too high q
sense of what becomes gentleman to
do anything that would SAVIOR OF a
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The Richest American Actress.

Lotta owns in her own name and
without membranes the Park
Theatre in Boston and the International
Hotel property III front Of that place Of
amusement. For this she paid $3.50. 900
in cool cash in addition to $25. 900 that
she paid Henry +. Abbey for the move
able property it contained. such as
scenery, furniture. carpets, etc. opera
chairs, and gas-fixtures. The theatre
is said to be the best stocked in this
country. There are over twelve COM
plete sets Of stage furniture. one cost
ing $500, another $500, another $3.50.
and SO on.
In addition to the scenery in the
theatre, over forty complete sets were
found stored in an outside warehouse.
All these properties were estimated
to be worth not less that $4,000, SO
that prudential Miss Lolita and her ma,
with the wary financial eye, were not
driving bad bargain. In addition te
this Lotta has 100000 invested in
different manufactures and dwelling
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PLAIN DEALER.
EVERYTHING IN THE LINE or
JOB WORK,
Bill Heads, Cards, Posters, Circulars,
oAs71sAs1lu1 y H1AsrIss. slox1zxSsD xo
S1scD egAlAu5I1o.
~ 0IvD % TRIAL BEFORE oRDRRMe
ELSEWHERE. -

clown. My appearance this morning.
l acknowledge, was not in keeping
with this assertion; but. your Honor, l
was the victim of an accident, TO
remedy which l was unasoidably de-
tanned this afternoon. am lat.
because tarried to change my pants
"Thc explanation thus given was
followed by laugh, and Judge Yaple.
supposing he was honored with APP
plause. turned himself about To
acknowledge it with bows. and tie
more he thus acknowledged the louder
grew the laugh until the courtroom
was in an uproar. and then the same
kind friend Of the morning -tcpped up to
Judge Yaplc and whispered in his ear:
The pants you have on are worse than
those YOU woie this morning -
Cincinnati 7inses-Star.
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FREELY Lamps.

..Why, Lionel, what are you trying
to do?' asked his mother. coming
into dark room the other evening,
where she discovered him. There he
sat by the table trying to read BY the
light Of dozen or so of fire-hies under
glass.
Trying few experiments. he
replied, soberly; Il think I've discos-
cred way to lessen gas bills. If !
could only feed those little fellows to
make them grow larger.
I'm afraid you will fail. like some
other great inventors. she said: ..for
the money saved on gas you would
soon have to spend on spectacles.
Now if you lived in the West Indies.
Lionel. you could get plenty Of large
sized ones. and you would only need
five or six Of them under a glass to
enable you to read the smallest print
Your uncle told me once that when he
visited St. Domingo he saw many
people nse them III place of candles. BY
putting several IL them in glas,
vessel. He aiso lid that at ono Of
their festivals H. saw many If the
women wearin. them on their dresses
for ornaments.
..Or headlights: quite attractiye. in
telrupted the boy. laughing.
..And headlight or torch will attract
these insects. too" continued his moth
er. ..While your uncle was IN the In
dies. the mosquitoes almost devoured
him during the nights, and one time
when he was complaining to native.
that person advised him to use torch
and catch lot of the tireilies to keep
the mosquitoes away. The hint was at
first treated as a joke. but finally ne be-
gan to experiment with them. and found
that the large fireflies. when turned
loose in "a room full Of mosquitoes. would
chase them around and make havoc
among them. After this discovery he
was never much troubled with the
pests. But let's 60 out upon theve
da and watch the thousands Of them
flying around. !"
II guess will" he replied. ..for
cannot see very well by this light.
The air seemed full of them. They
darted hithcr and thither, flashing their
tiny lights like magnificent display of
fireworks. Occasionally one would be
seen flying through the air and throw
ing out long. lingering glow, which
appeared like the tail of a very small
comet, while down toward the river the
scene was perfectly grand.
millions Of them. Wonderful
were the exclamations.
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40TH CONGRESS.
Monday, Feb. 81.

SENATE-A number Of petitions and reso-
lutions were reported and laid On the Ia
BILE. The river and harbor appropriation
bill was finished and passed without roll call
and Messrs. Mcmillan, Ransom and Con-
ger appointed a committee Of conference.
The bill to incorporate the Maratime Canal
Company Of Nicaragua, with its principal
office in New York City, the capital stock
to be not less than $50, ,6O0, 600 nor more than
5000. .OOOO, passed 3S to .. Mr.. Riddle
berger wanted the Senate to adjourn for
Washington's birthday, but there were ~
nays to Is yeas.
HousE-The House had q field day on the
conference report Of disagreement on the
repeal of the pre-eMption timber culture
and desert land laws, and the speeches We're
long and bitter, in the course of which Mr.
Mr.. Sparks was handled without any deli
cacy. Mr.. Payson, Ills, defended Sparks,
vigorously, but the disagreeing conference
report was adopted IS to 3S and further
conference ordered. The House agreed in
future to meet at IL N.
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Poisoned by q Cobra.

The Morning Star. of Jaffna, in Cey-
Ion. reports the death of the taxider-
mist of the Victoria museum in that
town from the bite Of cobra, under
curious circumstances. While feeding
a cobra, which was harmless from pre-
vious extraction of the poison bag, it
suddenly bit his hand. For a few
minutes he took no notice, thinking
the bite harmless, but pain and nassau
soon began. Carbolic acid was APP
piled. ligatures were bound round the
arm. and an incision was made at the
bite, and the blood of the arm was
wholly removed. Various antidotes
were used, but the unfortunate man
lost the power Of speech. and breathing
entirely ceased. Artificial restoration
was therefore resorted to. and this
operation was increasingly continued
for nine hours. when at last the patient
made an attempt to breathe and soon
regained consciousness enough to make
his wants known.
He steadily improved until the Fri
day, the accident having taken place
on Wednesday. and then astonished
those around him by stating that dur
ing the severe operation Of Wednesday
night he was conscious of all that was
taking place, but was unable to make
his feelings known, not having power
over 4 single muscle. It would seem
that the poison paralyzed the nerves oi
motion, but not those of feeling; for he
could hear and feel, although the ply
sician. even by touching the eye-ball.
could get no response either Of feeling
or consciousness. His partial recovery
was, however, followed by high fever
and inflammation Of the lungs. and he
died. perfectly conscious. on the fol.
lowing Sunday.
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A1oOoCso VI hNbtCushSs0utaAh 1vAuOMCCs
1t is well known that Judge Allen
while he was upon the bench was slow
TO accept cireumstantial evidence in
criminal cases as conclusive of guilt
until it was corrobated beyond all per-
adventure. Few people know the
reason why. but we heard it from his
own lips. At the time Of the occurrence
he was Presiding Judge Of the Southern
Circuit. if We are not mistaken. At
his home in Decatur County some years
after he had retired from the bench he
related his experience. He said:
"ln those days il was quite different
from what it is now. ! remember
once. while riding my circuit. rs it was
called. that | met with an experience
that made a deep impression upon me.
! had ridden all day and into the
night. when drew up at All uninviting
house and asked to spend the night.
The man gruffiy told me could do 50,
and was almost sorry that he had not
said no. On entering the house went
into a room alone. and heard low NUT
tering voices in the next room. The
situation was anything but agreeable,
and my speculations as to the surround
ings made it exceedingly unpleasant.
But bedtime came and l was invited
mp rickety flight Of stairs and into a
room. in the loft Of the house. ! retired
but not to sleep. The mumbling voices
could still be heard, and a red-handed
murder stared me in the face. About
midnight I heard some one creeping
up the stairs, and in 4 moment the
door to my room was quietly pushed
open. In the door stood a man with a
butchers knife in his hand. l had
taken the precaution to get out Of the
bed and had taken my position under il
when heard him coming, resolved to
sell my life as dearly rs possible. |
held pistol in my hand. but some in
flLence kept me from firing. Presently
the man walked easily, with catlike
tread, to the further corner Of the
room. and with the long knife cut
something suspended from the roof, and
as quietly stole back and down stairs. :"
.'But you solved the mystery?'we
queried.
%, yes. The next morning / was
invited into breakfast-room, and for
the first time saw the lady Of the house.
She excused herself for her absence the
night before by saying that their little
daughter was on what they thought to
be her deathbed. She apologized for
the wont of attention to me, and said
that her husband was forced to 90 into
my room in order to get some herbs
with which to make medicine for the
sick child, and which they had forgot
ten to get before night. What if l had
shot and killed that man? 1t makes
me shudder to think of it. '--Columbus
(Ga.) Eaqnirer-Sun.
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rires and Cas,,alties.

At Olean. N. ", on the aOth, the Olean,
Bradford a. Warren Railroad roundhouse
was wholly destroyed by fire. Several en-
pines in the building were saved. Loss
1900; covered by insurance.
Monday VIM. NJ. Hoyt's 4story and base
ment tenement house, known as the ''Crite-
rion' flats, and situated on Kinzie street, Chi
cago, was almost completely burned. There
were l3 families in the building, all OfwhOn
lost all they had. The loss on the building
is about ~, 600, fllly insured.
At six O'Clock a. M, Feb. -, fire broke
out in a large general store at Nebraska
City, Neb., and before it was subdued nine
buildings burned, including the best bust
ness structures in the city. BY the falling
OF wall ten trelen were buried in the
ruins. and one fatally injured. The loss OK
ceeds tlIO,OOO, with St5,OOO insurance.
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Saturday, February 20.

SENATE.-lt was stated by Mr.. Allison,
chairman of the Appropriations committee
that only three appropriation bills had
passed both houses Of Congress and only
one, the army bill, had been signed by the
President, and it seemed impossible to COM
plete the remaining appropriation bills dur
ing the session. At p m, Mr.. Ingalls, was
The consular and diplomatic appropriation
bill was passed and the conference report
on the Indian appropriation bill agreed to,
the Agricultural appropriation bill was also
passed. The credentials of several SEN
ators- elect were received.
HorsE.-The Senate amendments to the
river and harbor bill were non-concurred in
and Nessrs. Willis, Blanchard and Hender
son appointed committee Of ofconference.
The committee of the whole finished the
naval appropriation bill and the same was
passed by the House.
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Tuesday, Feb. 22.

SENATE-Mr. Mcpherson moved to take
up the Pacific railroads investigation, and
the Senate refused, yeas y, nays 23, Mr..
Van Wyck being the only Republican vot-
ing in the affirmative. Mr. Allison, from
the committee on appropriations, reported
a resolution fixing the hours of session from
II q. m. to y p. m, with one hour for recess.
Laid over. Mr.. Sabin introduced joint res
olutions relative to the Industrial ExpOsi-
ton ut Minneapolis, aud for the loan by
various departments of the government OF
certain articles for exhibition. Referred.
The House amendments to the sundry
civil bill were presented and were, on mo-
tion of Mr.. Allison, disagreed to in bulk,
and conference asked. Senators Allison,
Hale and Beck were appointed conferrees.
The bill to create Department of Agricul-
ture was taken up and after q speech by
Mr.. Miller advocating it, went over as un-
finished business. Mr.. Sherman resigned
as presiding officer Of the Senate, as his
term expires March 4, and to avoid COM
plications some Senator whose term does
| not cthen expire should be chosen. Either
| Hoar Of Mass, or ingalls, OF Kans., will be
elected. After an executive session the
Senate adjourned.
HousE-The Senate amendments to the
sundry civil appropriation bill and the
postofiice appropriation bill were not agreed
| . and committees Of conference were or.
dered. Mr.. Bragg explained the military
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The House committee in reporting the de-
aciency appropriation bill cut down the
estimates One-half.
The point has been raised as to whether
the President can appoint interstate COM
missioners after the Lenate adjourns.
The diplomatic and consular bill reported
to the senate appropriates sl.43O, AZ, an
increase Of $lls,7.ss upon the house bills.
Feb. 25 the establishment Of Darby a. Co.,
candy manufacturers, OF Baltimore was
destroyed by fire. Loss. 5000 partly
insured.
Senator Sherman has received a letter
from the President stating that he would
not call an extra session of the Senate unless
some unforeseen emergency arise.
1t is reported from Washington that there
is considerable dissatisfaction in the House
on account OF the river and harbor bill hav
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MINNESOTA.
Minnesota News.

The students Of Albert Lea College
rendered reception to their friends on the
22nd
The Senate has passed bill authorizing
the construction of drawbridge over the
Red River of the North between Minnesota
and Dakota.
The drug house of E. H. Biggs Of St Paul,
the longest in that trade there, assigned on
the ssrd, to VIM. Lee. Mr.. Biggs gives the
cause Of the matter rs Improbable dealing
III quinine. The liabilities are stated to be
$lOO,OOO, nominal assets the same.
Hans Mista, Of Vernon, with three others,
went to Kasson a few days ago and all
drank too much. On the way home the
team ran away. Mista and another UNDER
took to recover the horses, but Mista got
separated from his ass ciate, and whom
found was sitting in the snow frozen to
death.
| The Albert Lea Standard had narrow
escape from destruction by fire Friday
night, which started in barber shop An
enploye of the Standard discovered the
fire and the prompt rally of the firemen
saved Q valuable property from loss The
the building, the Standard office and two
stores npproximates $3OOO. Had the fire
gained headway the damage would have
been immense
The Secretary of the Interior has sent to
the President tor transmission to congress
the agreements entered into some months
since between the Northwest Indian COM
mission, on behalf Of the government, and
the Chippewa Indians in Minnesota accom-
panying the same with the recommenda-
ton that they be ratified. 1t Is said that
these ceded lands are very valuable, and il
sold will create a fund for investment es-
timatel at about $l5,OOO,OOp.
report received at st. Paul, from Ar
gyle, says that the committee appointed
by Gov. Hubbard to distribute provisions
| clothing, etc., to tho people OF Marshall
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county rendered destitute by the bailstorm
of July "a report that .Gs families are desti-
Iute me supphes neia ny tne committee
H.l Meae a....s eAnuesaed naLe .nah anoh.n ago
!, ne counil.ee mas tnofougniy investigated
Tue eonaillon Oh Inese people ana appear 10
.ne governor anu iegislaeare 70 make tne
Gy neGeessAIy appropriation W feiiese tneir
sunerinss.
Extensive preparations are being made
e.. ..a r.-.... I,a.;..,.a =. -. s.
~ .uo a ..e's ins.'.uso " oo nc'u y.
lie SHeur, Minn., March y, ID and IL.
Among those expected to take part are
W. u. Hoard. of the Dairvman. Fort
Atkinson. prof Henry IF the WISCONSIN,
Agricultural college: IJr Allewav. Y. IS. nf
fhe Montreal Vefer;narv college. prof
Edw d Porter IF M;nnesnfs Ststa
Agricultural college. Miss Mary stanford
Ninnesota Stafe uniyersity. %. C. Gregg
Marsbali: CoI Stevens and Mr.. Owens nf
Farm Stack and Home. 1,eorpe Willia ~,
Hi and Mr.. Corbitt. of Farmer: Col.
Powers manager Of the nev stncL vards !.
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ONE of the most expensive works
architects have now in hand is the new
Congress Hall for Buenos Ayres. This
is to cost $40, ,OOO, 900 and to be built in
four wears. 1t is to be in the Renais-
sance style, its dimensions being 1900
feet by 900 feet. The site covers twen-
" acres in the best part OF the city.
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EX-SENATOR CoNKLING had claim
Of S67, ,l2l. 92 against the estate of the
late Arthur B. johnson of Utica, n. T..
As there was only $12.316.OS to distrib-
ute among claimants for nearly half
. million, the ex-Senator's claim yielded
him only $l,S7S.53.
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RErNNo CAULKER, full-blooded
iet-black African Prince, who last week
married Ella Schaffer, colored girl
of DAYTON, o., sailed Monday for the
west coast of Africa. He has been six
years in this country. has learned the
trade Of printing, and entered the min
is.ry, and goes out IS a missionary
under the auspices of the United Breth-
ern Church. His father is King OF
Sherbio, country near Sierra Leone
about twice as large as the state OF
Ohio.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-03-03

JAMES MADISON VANDEGRIFF, who
died in New Orleans last week, was, in
1888, the founder Of an association OF
gentlemen in that city pledged to the
mutual assistance of its members in the
event Of an epidemic. Out Of this be-
ginning grew the now world-famed
Howard Association.
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THE late Baron Mayer Karl Roths-
child of Frankfort gave his famous por-
trait Of Goethe, by Tschbein. to his
daughter, Baroness Solomon Roths-
child of Paris. and she has given the
priceless treasure to the Staedel Art
Institute at Main.